RetroUSB’s AVS hardware breathes new life into old NES cartridges FPGA-powered HDMI revamp has excellent performance and nice added features.

NES joypad ports are included but there's no controller in the box - you'll have to source you own. This isn't a massive headache if you already have a NES console, but newcomers could be caught ...

A shorter, longer, more trapezoidal console than the original NES system, the AVS takes all the old cartridges and works with the original NES controllers, with up to four controller ports.

I recommend finding a reconditioned original NES pad, or you can try the 8Bitdo NES30 wireless controller with the Retro Receiver dongle for a more modern twist that works well with the AVS.

The AVS, below, is currently targeting a summer release - with retroUSB hoping to get the stock in late June - at $185, depending on delivery from the manufacturers.

Think of the AVS as an unofficial hardware refresh for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. It plays the same games and even uses the original controllers, but everything else is brand-new.

The guy crowdfunding a left-handed NES controller is a goddamn hero It’s like the classic controller you already know—with one big change.

Following the AVS' debut in early 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System was first revealed in June of that year, and would first go on sale in New York City in October 1985.

Recently, a team led by Xiaokui Yue from Northwestern Polytechnical University, China, unveiled a novel solution combining an NES-AVS device with a composite prescribed performance controller.

That said, I haven't actually tried using them on an authentic NES, only on my AVS, and I've seen other people report strange bugs with multiple Retro Receivers on the AVS, so YMMV.

In this article, we’ll break down its physical design, internal technology, and how it communicated with the NES, uncovering why this gamepad left such a lasting mark on the industry. In 1983, when ...